Question

Alex has $4,500 in his college savings account. When he starts college, he withdraws $750 from his account every month. Based on this information, which equation best represents the relationship between the number of months, x, and the amount of money left in his savings account, y?

Answer 1

Easy 4,500 - 750x = y x is the number of months which is the independent variable (yes this is science in math) y which is the dependent variable which is the amount he has after x amount of months Ex: 2= x 4500 - 750 x 2 = 4500 - 1500 = $3,000 left in his account